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Deadly Force: Understanding Your Right to Self-Defense, 2nd Edition - Paperback

$25.99

by Massad Ayoob (Author)Be prepared. Understand the law. Carry with confidence.When it comes to explaining the details of self-defense law, Massad Ayoob has most likely educated more armed citizens than any other author. With his groundbreaking title, In the Gravest Extreme (1980) and following up with Deadly Force (2014), Ayoob has helped hundreds of thousands of law-abiding citizens understand the serious responsibility that comes with using a firearm to defend themselves and their families...

Talent Development in Paralympic Sport - Paperback

$84.22

by Nima Dehghansai (Editor), Ross A. Pinder (Editor), Joe Baker (Editor)Identifying and developing talented athletes to their fullest potential is a central concern of sports scientists, sports coaches, and sports policymakers. However, there is very little practical and theoretical knowledge for those working in Paralympic sport. The book collates the state of the science of current knowledge and practice in talent identification and development in this context by capturing international per...

$11.95

by Ben Lerwill (Author), Marina Ruiz (Illustrator)This lyrical non-fiction picture book celebrates the simple joys of soccer, whatever your background or ability. "Lerwill and Ruiz's ode to the Beautiful Game offers a portrait of the sport as one that unites....The picture that emerges of soccer's universality sings as it inspires."--Publishers WeeklyRather than focusing on rules, skills, superstars, big clubs and record-breaking feats, this uplifting book for young children celebrates the pl...

The History of Newcastle United Football Club: Volume one (Pre 1910) - Paperback

$10.87

by Sol Armstrong (Author)Supporting Newcastle United Football Club to manyisnt just football, its a religion and St James Parkisnt a stadium, its thier church. But where did NUFC begin? How has it became whatit is today? These are just two of the questions thatare answered in this book. Number of Pages: 66 Dimensions: 0.14 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: December 29, 2021

Walking the Line: There is No Time for Hate - Paperback

$18.31

by Joshua William Clauer (Author), Judith Adrian Gwinn (Author)"Some people are so poor all they have is money." -Bob Marley Joshua Clauer is a beloved man. He is fierce in what and who he loves. He is uncompromising in walking the line in today's complex, scrappy world. He has no time for hate. "I wrote this book so that you can be understood and can be motivated to be great. I did this by opening up my life for you, my saddest days and the best days ever." When the book was nearly complete...

Trekking and Hiking Journal: A logbook: handy pocketbook size for a better trekking & hiking experience, quick easy to fill references & a full diary - Paperback

$15.82

by David Ways (Author)This Trekking & Hiking Journal was created to be the best of its kind for all those who love being out on the trails! Designed in an intelligent pocketbook size (4.25 x 6.875 in / 108 x 175 mm), it's printed on high-quality paper, and professionally bound with a premium matte cover that makes it easy to hold! As a trekker or hiker, there are up to 52 days of individual logbook entries in the book. For each day, there are a series of quick references & prompts mak...

Wild Child: Nature Adventures for Young Explorers - With Amazing Things to Make, Find, and Do - Hardcover

$22.95

by Dara McAnulty (Author), Barry Falls (Illustrator)Nature is all around us to see, hear, and touch--in the leafy woods, by the sparkling water, or simply out the window. What will you discover? A chattering jay hiding an acorn, a butterfly with camouflaged wings? Perhaps a brilliant red feather you'll carry home and tie to your journey stick, to remember. Lavishly illustrated by Barry Falls, this oversize book invites children outdoors on every kind of adventure, from counting the species in...

Annette Feels Free: The True Story of Annette Kellerman, World-Class Swimmer, Fashion Pioneer, and Real-Life Mermaid - Hardcover

$18.99

by Katie Mazeika (Author), Katie Mazeika (Illustrator)Discover the incredible true story of "The Original Mermaid," Annette Kellerman, a girl who wanted to dance, swim, and feel free--and who grew into a woman who fought for the right to do just that! Annette loved to dance and twirl and pirouette. But when she got sick and had to start wearing braces on her legs, Annette stopped dancing. Until, one day, her dad took her swimming. Annette could finally dance again--in the water! She water dan...

Daniel Stih's Rock Climbing in Zion National Park - Hardcover

$128.25

by Daniel Stih (Author)An invaluable resource for climbers, as well as non-climbers who have a desire to experience adventure on the big and remote mountains in Zion National Park.This is a one-of-a-kind guidebook provides information on rock climbs in Zion National Park that are not found in any other guidebook or on the internet. These climbs are unique to those the author established during his thirty years of exploring the park. As of publication, some of these mountains have not seen a s...

Baseball Is Life Is Baseball: Winning On and Off the Field - Paperback

$20.23

by Charlie Laduca (Author)"Baseball Is Life Is Baseball" was inspired by a magical high school baseball season culminating in a State Championship. The lessons learned along the way serve as a recipe for success both on and off the field. The author uses his vast experience as teacher, coach, and player to list the ingredients and proper blending of them necessary to guarantee success. This is not a book of baseball fundamentals. It is about the many qualities other than fundamentals needed t...

How Language Shapes Relationships in Professional Sports Teams: Power and Solidarity Dynamics in a New Zealand Rugby Team - Hardcover

$198.00

by Kieran File (Author)While the topic of relationships in professional sports teams is gaining greater attention from researchers and practitioners, the role that coach and athlete language plays in shaping these relationships remains largely unexplored. This book addresses this gap by examining how every day, authentic language patterns used by coaches, captains and players shape relationships in a professional New Zealand rugby team. More specifically, through a discourse analysis of taken...

Bicycle Book to Record Biking Adventures - Paperback

$10.78

by Marthe Reyer (Author)This cycling logbook/journal is a heart-warming gift to yourself or any cyclist, bicycle rider, and trainer. After every exercise session, keep track of the date, time, weather situations, length covered, route conditions, brainstorming, and note-taking.✓ Bicycle logbook Features: ��️ 100 high-quality pages��️ size: 6x9" inches��️ High-quality matte cover��️ Beautiful cover design��️ Enjoy your bicycle rides and keep track of your performance for improvement....

Coaching the Inside Zone: Using Football's Most Versatile Blocking Scheme to Ignite Your Offense - Paperback

$17.53

by David Weitz (Author)All offenses across the country are dealing with the same problem. How do I create multiple looks to confuse the defense while keeping things simple for my players?The Inside Zone Blocking Scheme is the solution to this universal problem. The Inside Zone is the most run blocking scheme at the Professional, College and High School Level. This is due to its simple rules and multiple applications. By keeping the rules very simple the offensive line is able to master the co...

Horse Racing Statistical Route Three - Spotform and Speed Ratings of the Racing Post - Paperback

$11.54

by Mark Gaster (Author) Number of Pages: 36 Dimensions: 0.07 x 8.27 x 5.83 IN Publication Date: June 12, 2015

Disability, the Media and the Paralympic Games - Paperback

$90.70

by Carolyn Jackson-Brown (Author)This book focuses on the ground-breaking coverage of the London 2012 Paralympic Games by the UK's publicly owned but commercially funded Channel 4 network, coverage which seemed to deliver a transformational shift in attitudes towards people with disabilities.It sheds important new light on our understanding of media production and its complex interactions with sport and wider society. Drawing on political economy and cultural studies, the book explores why an...

Sport, Physical Education, and Social Justice: Religious, Sociological, Psychological, and Capability Perspectives - Paperback

$89.08

by Nick J. Watson (Editor), Grant Jarvie (Editor), Andrew Parker (Editor)This interdisciplinary collection explores the nexus of social justice and sport to consider how sport and physical education can serve as a unique point of commonality in an era of religious, political, economic, and cultural polarity. Originally published as a special issue of Quest, Sport, Physical Education, and Social Justice offers timely theoretical perspectives from the fields of theology, philosophy, psychology,...

Sport Coaching with Diverse Populations: Theory and Practice - Paperback

$90.70

by James Wallis (Editor), John Lambert (Editor)Sports coaches apply their skills in a wider variety of contexts, and with a more diverse range of athletes and participants, than ever before. This book introduces the professional competencies and knowledge needed to build successful working relationships across the different communities and groups with which coaches operate.The book offers important insight for coaches who work with specific populations including different age groups; black, A...

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by Mariann Vaczi (Editor), Alan Bairner (Editor)Sport and Secessionism examines how sporting cultures reflect, inform and sometimes frustrate secessionist movements around the world. Investigating a wide range of cases, the book explores key themes including nationalism, nation building, state-region antagonisms, independence movements, identity and ethnic politics, sovereignty and autonomy processes, all through the lens of sport. Sports are uniquely positioned to shed light on secessionist ...

Impact Weapon Combatives 2nd Edition - Hardcover

$75.55

by Hock Hochheim (Author), Margaret Eden (Editor)Impact Weapon Combatives 2nd edition is a groundbreaking, incredibly detailed and inclusive go-to book on Impact Weapons. This volume adds approximately 80 additional pages to the first edition and has been updated to more effectively address training needed for our times. This is the training course about you holding a stick in your hand and blocking, striking and grappling against empty hand attacks, against other impact weapons, against edge...

Aiming for Par: Tiger Woods: The Historic Life of Today's Most Eminent Golfer - Paperback

$13.48

by Roman Landfair (Author)"Tiger Woods Is "Awake, Responsive, And Recovering" From Surgery After A Serious Car Crash" (BuzzFeed)...keep reading to reveal how this historic golfer has repeatedly overcome struggles and persecution to secure yet another championship title with his son!Tiger Woods, through his unprecedented success early in his life, began to bear unparalleled adversity and unrivaled hardship to inevitably lead to his version of a personal and professional 'fall from grace, an oc...

You're Called The What?: Weird, Funny, and Dumb Team Names - Paperback

$12.83

by John J. Rust (Author) Eagles . . . Warriors . . . Tigers. So many teams across America have these names emblazoned on their jerseys. Pit Spitters . . . Fighting Artichokes . . . Winged Beavers. The what? Who would name their teams that? Instead of settling for common mascots such as Lions or Bears, these professional teams, colleges, and high schools went in a very different direction, picking some of the most unusual names in the sports world. Sports reporter John J. Rust showcases these...

Long And Straight Golf: Secrets Of A Golf World Long Drive Champion - Paperback

$13.48

by Ray Beaufait (Editor), Steve Griffith (Author)THIS BOOK IS YOUR ANSWER FOR GAINING MORE DISTANCE AT AN OLDER AGE. STEVE GRIFFITH HAS HIT A GOLFBALL OVER 395 YARDS IN HIS 60's AND OVER 350 YARDS IN HIS 70's. STEVE WON A WORLD LONG DRIVE CHAMPIONSHIP (2005) AT THE AGE OF 55 BEATING TWO FORMER WORLD LONG DRIVE CHAMPIONS AND NBA HALL OF FAMER RICK BARRY WHO TURNED LONG DRIVER. Can you hit a golf ball over 395 yards? Steve Griffith has done it many times in his 60's, competing against the longe...

Cheerleader Coloring Book: Amazing Cheerleading Coloring Book For Preschoolers School Going Toddlers Girls Teens Boys Ages 4-12. Perfect Gift For - Paperback

$12.35

by Moore Publishing (Author)Fun! Fun! Fun! Do you want to enjoy a lot of fun & contemplative benefits of coloring? Seeking for an exciting coloring book which features Cheerleaders? Then this book is for you. Cheerleader Coloring Book UNIQUE COLLECTIONThis Amazing Coloring Book Contains an awesome collection of Cheerleading coloring illustration which is going to entertain your Girl (Daughter, Niece, Best Friend, Sister ..), this book has a different style of cheerleader girls with a lot ...

Puma: Models - Technology - History - Paperback

$82.22

by Thomas Braun (Author)The Puma sports car brand is a big success story in Brazil as it was Porsche in Germany or Ferrari in Italy. For eleven years, the Puma GTB was the most expensive car available in Brazil. The sports cars based on Volkswagen technology also benefited from this fact. The successes on the race track in the early years still have an effect today. Today, Puma - cars are driven in historic racing events all over the world - and even today, the Puma is still an exotic car on ...

Impact Weapon Compatives 2nd Edition - Paperback

$59.35

by Hock Hochheim (Author), Margaret Eden (Editor)Impact Weapon Combatives 2nd edition is a groundbreaking, incredibly detailed and inclusive go-to book on Impact Weapons. This volume adds approximately 80 additional pages to the first edition and has been updated to address training needed for our times more effectively. This is the training course about you holding a stick in your hand and blocking, striking, and grappling against empty hand attacks, against other impact weapons, against edg...

Climbing and Tao: The Way of the Route - Paperback

$14.18

by Juan Marbarro (Author)Sending a route or climbing a peak requires balance and harmony between your abilities and the requirements of the wall or mountain. If you think about it, the same is truth for any aspect of your life. Any tension can be dissolved if we are able to align ourselves with it. The Tao Te King, the mysterious pillar book of Taoism, contains teachings on learning how to flow, to adapt efficiently to the different situations that arise, without forcing our way. This book pr...

$35.98

by Owen M. Lee (Author), Irena Rudovska (Illustrator)Who's that batter at the plate? He's the best one in the state! Get your team fired up and ready to win with these illustrated baseball chants and cheers. HEY BATTER BATTER is a collection of new and favorite baseball cheers perfectly suited for any dugout. This book makes a great gift for little sluggers, and even the big batters will enjoy reading through the cheers and adding a few to their arsenal. Add it to baseball fundraiser auction ...

Baseball and Cultural Heritage - Hardcover

$145.80

by Gregory Ramshaw (Editor), Sean Gammon (Editor)Theinfluence of baseball heritage in society and culture Baseball'spast has been lauded, romanticized, and idealized, and much has been writtenabout both the sport and its history. This is the first volume to explore theunderstudied side of baseball--how its heritage is understood, interpreted, commodified, and performed for various purposes today. Theseessays reveal how baseball's heritage can be a source of great enjoyment andinspiration,...

Sword in Two Hands: A Full-Color Modern Training Guide based on the Fior di Battaglia of Fiori dei Liberi - Hardcover

$107.93

by Brian R. Price (Author)Learn to Use the Medieval LongswordThe reconstruction of highly efficient and deadly medieval fighting systems has seen a popular resurgence as students recreate these arts through structured martial arts training and then test their skills in competitive tournaments. Dr. Brian R. Price, co-founder of one of the largest martial arts / historical fencing schools and author of the immensely popular Techniques of Medieval Armour Reproduction, presents a new revision fo...

Five-Star Trails: Louisville & Southern Indiana: 40 Spectacular Hikes in the Derby City Region - Paperback

$21.95

by Valerie Askren (Author)Discover the best hikes in Louisville, Kentucky, and beyond!Louisville is known as the City of Parks, and its population has long valued the natural landscape and the provisioning of outdoor recreation. Nestled within the Ohio Valley and bordered by the Knobs region to the south and heavily wooded areas to the north, Louisville lies near an endless array of hiking opportunities: national forests, state and local parks, and nature preserves.Explore 40 of Louisville's ...

Paper Seagulls: Songs and Poems from the North Stand - Paperback

$13.77

by Nic Outterside (Author)Football is the most tribal and all-consuming sport on our planet.Its influence and passion spreads from Australia to Japan, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, central America and almost every country in Africa, to all of Russia, Europe and way beyond.Now that passion for the "beautiful game" has even invaded the USA and the Middle East, pushing all other usurpers out of play.Its human fire is stoked by the camaraderie and tribalism of its supporters who follow their chosen...

$130.95

by Hyun Chul Hwang (Author), Hyun Chul Hwang (Translator), Hwang Kee (Author)The Moo Do Chul Hahk (Moo Do Philosophy) presents a philosophy of the internationally recognized martial art grandmaster, Hwang Kee, who had a profound influence on the lives of thousands of martial arts partitioners throughout the world. Grandmaster Hwang Kee, the Founder of the Moo Duk Kwan, established the Korean Soo Bahk Do Association and served as its President for many years. He dedicated his life to the under...